A Kansas City firefighter is awake from a coma after suffering a heat stroke, and doctors are trying to determine if energy drinks may have played a part in his condition.
The Kansas City Fire Department says he was participating in a training exercise last Saturday, June 10, when he suffered a heat stroke. He was taken to the hospital and was in a coma until Saturday morning, June 17. Where it happened and what station he works at is unknown at this time. The fire department said that the firefighter may have consumed some energy drinks.
"Despite monitoring heat conditions and taking regular breaks for hydration, the firefighter collapsed shortly after noon," the fire department said.